Train Muay Thai and MMA at Tiger Muay Thai Training camp in the Tropics of Phuket, Thailand
Tiger Muay Thai & MMA Training Camp in Phuket, Thailand
Located in Chalong (Phuket, Thailand), Tiger Muay Thai and MMA is Thailand’s #1 Muay Thai and MMA training camp. TMT is hidden on a quiet road surrounded by coconut palms, banana trees, and tropical foliage beneath the Great Buddha Monument on top of Mount Karon.
The training at Tiger Muay Thai and MMA is versatile, offering training programs to suit everyone from beginners and amateurs looking to learn Muay Thai for fun, fitness, or self defense; to professionals wanting hone their fighting skills.
Guest & Trainers lineup during Muay Thai training at Nai Harn Beach
Our Muay Thai training camp has something for everyone. From Yoga, Detox and weight-loss programs to running, weight lifting, and nutrition counseling / classes, to Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Muay Thai training programs along with Thailand’s premiere MMA facility: MMA Phuket, Thailand.
Tiger Muay Thai and MMA is a one-of-a-kind Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts training camp, offering guests a variety of affordable services in the beautiful tropical environment on the island of Phuket, Thailand, “The Pearl of the Andaman Sea”.
Training Programs in Muay Thai and MMA for Amateurs to Professionals and Beginners to Advanced
MMA Phuket head coach Ray Elbe trains with UFC vet. Alan Belcher
The Muay Thai and MMA training classes run on an organized schedule which includes one-on-one training at every session. The camp has 6 full-size professional TWINS training rings and a completely matted MMA training area with an 8 meter MMA fight cage.
Check out the facility page for a closer look at the training camp.
UFC vet. Jon Fitch during a private Muay Thai Session
32 workout stations are situated around the Muay Thai and MMA training areas and include: TWINS heavy, medium, and long (banana) bags, uppercut and hook bags, agility balls, squat rack, 3 Olympic bench stations, 3 full racks of dumbbells / free-weights, 4 full sets of kettlebells (the fastest growing conditioning and weight-lifting method among professional MMA and Muay Thai fighters), stationary bikes and leg press, pull-down and butterfly extension machines.
Our weight training area is complete with a certified trainer and nutritionist.
With a great atmosphere and quality training by former and current Muay Thai and MMA champion fighters, TMT has quickly become the #1 Muay Thai & MMA training camp in Phuket and Thailand.
Our staff and facility offer much more than just training; we provide an opportunity for our guests to immerse themselves in the Thai culture, Buddhism, and the sport of Muay Thai.
Amateurs and Beginners are welcome
The Muay Thai trainers keeps a close eye on the guests in the beginner ring
Whether you’d prefer private one-on-one Muay Thai or MMA training at your own pace with a trainer, or group training sessions in the morning and afternoon, we have an organized, scheduled, clean, quality camp and fitness center with a positive and encouraging environment.
Take advantage of the classes we offer to get fit, lose weight, detoxify and rejuvenate your body and mind while you visit us in Phuket, Thailand.
Training Programs Designed by Master Muay Thai Instructor
Kru Berneung on the Pads with Kru Prathet
Our Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Muay Thai training programs are designed and overseen by Ajarn Mac, a Master Muay Thai Instructor who has fought and worked as a trainer with some of Thailand’s best fighters for over 40 years in Bangkok.
If you want to fight like a Thai fighter, then train like a Thai fighter.
Organized and Professional Weekly Focus Schedule
Our training programs are designed to teach traditional and fundamental fighting techniques such as kicking, knees, elbows, boxing skills, Muay Thai clinch, offense, defense, combinations, and of course, ring fitness and conditioning. Muay Thai matches are 5 rounds of intense, 100% attack-oriented fighting.
Our MMA program focuses on combining Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), wrestling, and Muay Thai into a well-rounded MMA fighting regime. At Tiger Muay Thai and MMA you will be able to combine your ground and stand-up training into an organized, one-of-a-kind program.
TUF Fighter Ritchie Whitson @ TMT
The trainers in your program area will have you concentrate on a specific disciplines everyday as a part of your Muay Thai training. They will focus on a variety of techniques, such as knee and/or elbow strikes, and incorporate them into attacks that use multiple combinations to improve your speed, power and accuracy. Each day consists of 10+ rounds with a Muay Thai trainer and another 8-10 rounds on bags and at training stations.
You should expect to train in our Muay Thai and MMA training programs between 4-6 hours per day. Training covers all aspects of Muay Thai fighting: technique, conditioning and cardio, bag training, one-on-one pad training with a Muay Thai trainer, speed and power development, sparring, abdominal conditioning, Muay Thai clinch, running, and weight-lifting.
Muay Thai Technique Classes: Learn first and then train
Our Muay Thai technique training classes run twice a day for 1-hour at the beginning of each training session. These classes are purely technique training, then followed by 2 hours training allowing guests to practice their new skills on the bags, training stations, and while sparring in the ring during group sessions.
Learn proper Muay Thai techniques in the technique classes
Our trainers like to use Muay Thai training Circles, which is a traditional training method Thai trainers have used throughout history; each fighter testing the others and learning from them in turn.
Make the most of your Muay Thai and MMA training time
Guests running as a part of the afternoon Muay Thai session
Our weekly training schedule is divided in order to maintain a balance to learning all the aspects of good Muay Thai. Dividing the daily focus allows Tiger Muay Thai guests to learn the essentials like posture, stance, balance, rhythm, offensive and defensive skills, specialized techniques, and even “Ram Muay Wai Kru”.
Swedish Muay Thai fighter Elina Nilsson shadowboxing
To allow our guests to receive the most out of their Muay Thai and MMA training at TMT, we have separated our training programs into three training areas. Each training area has 6-7 Muay Thai Instructors running an organized schedule that includes many daily routines such as warm-up / stretching, wrapping hands, shadow boxing, jump rope and joining the running program or technique class.
Everyday guests have the opportunity to join the morning or afternoon Muay Thai Technique classes in each Muay Thai training area (Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced). The classes run for one-hour and the only focus is techniques you will use in the ring, and on pads and bags during the training session. Training sessions are 3-hours long and difficult regardless of which area you’re training in.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Training Program
Head MMA coach Ray Elbe rolling with UFC vet. Mike Swick during the afternoon advanced MMA session
MMA Phuket is the Mixed Martial Arts Program at Tiger Muay Thai, and led by professional MMA fighter / trainer “Magical” Ray Elbe. Our international fight team, Team MMA Thailand, trains in BJJ, Jiu-Jitsu, submission grappling, and wrestling while combining Muay Thai for stand-up striking. We have fighters from 9 countries including America, Canada, U.K., Sweden, Australia, South Africa, and Thailand.
BJJ Blackbelt Tony Eduardo rolls with UFC vet. Brodie Farber
Working on your ground game and stand-up striking skills in one location with two training sessions everyday is the best way to train to be an MMA fighter.
Tiger Muay Thai and MMA Phuket compete in fights, tournaments and events in MMA and Muay Thai around the world. Team MMA Thailand and Team Tiger Muay Thai are promoted by our training camp in Phuket, Thailand and include Thai and Foreign fighters that specialize in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and Muay Thai.
Join our fight teams and compete in MMA and Muay Thai fights in more than 20 countries backed by our promotion team and sponsorship.
Positive Training Camp Atmosphere
Guest lineup on one of the monthly Full Moon BBQ's at Tiger Muay Thai
The atmosphere around the Tiger Muay Thai training camp gym is friendly and exciting with sounds of hard and tough training and Thai and up-tempo modern music being played to keep students in time and active while working out. Sessions at the gym are full of energy and enthusiasm everyday, making it easy to stay pumped up while you train. It’s all about working hard to achieve your personal fitness and learning goals.
Tiger Muay Thai travels to Bangkok for the FBT Thailand Grappling & BJJ Open 2008
Whether you are here to learn Muay Thai or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), prepare for an upcoming fight, fight her in Thailand, or just get fit and lose weight while enjoying the tropics of Phuket, Thailand, TMT is the place to be for good training and good times.
At Tiger Muay Thai we like to have fun when training is over. Each month our training camp holds special events: BBQ parties, fight nights in Patong, Ko Samui, Bangkok, etc.; and our guests like to go on adventure trips together to relax and wind down.
We have a guest-relations and customer service manager on-call to offer help with any problems our guests might have. From finding a local pharmacy to arranging a round of golf; or helping organize a VISA run and/or providing information on anything concerning their stay. We are dedicated to ensuring you will enjoy your time with us while in Phuket.
Training Camp Accommodation, Bungalows and Rooms
Live in one of the exclusive and luxurious resorts down the street while training at Tiger Muay Thai
Tiger Muay Thai and MMA training camp offers guests tropical and standard bunglows, and Thai-style fighter rooms available at the camp. All of our bungalows have air-conditioning, TV/DVD/Cable, Wi-Fi internet, large beds and hot water bathrooms.
Or in a standard Bungalow at the Camp
The quiet road in front of our training camp has several clean and small bungalow complexes as well as luxurious resorts that serve our camp guests.
We are happy to help you find daily, weekly, or monthly accommodations near the camp or in Chalong.
Check out the accommodations page or send us an email for available options.
